Chino Hills, CA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

The City of Chino Hills imposes a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) of 12% on the rent charged to guests of transient lodging, addressed in the Chino Hills Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 3.32. The City's official page states: "The current rate of tax is 12% (twelve percent)." The tax is collected by the lodging operator from each guest along with the room payment and then remitted to the City. The rate was previously 10% and was increased to 12% when Chino Hills voters approved Measure M on the November 2020 ballot. TOT returns can be filed and paid through the City's third-party administrator, HdL, by mail, email, online, or phone, at (909) 740-3187. Critically for vacation-rental operators: because the Chino Hills Municipal Code prohibits short-term rentals of fewer than 30 days, the 12% TOT in practice applies to lawful transient lodging such as hotels — not to banned residential Airbnb/VRBO-style rentals. A host cannot legalize a short-term rental simply by remitting TOT. Under the typical TOT structure, an occupant ceases to be a 'transient' once a stay reaches 30 days, which also aligns with the 30-day floor the City uses to separate prohibited short-term rentals from allowed long-term tenancies. Owners should confirm exact rates and obligations with the Chino Hills Finance Department before any lodging activity.